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Membership Circle Current Focus/Projects- Needs.  

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Membership Circle Current Focus/Projects- Needs.  

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Build momentum and triage chapters, Community colleges, High School, Ready Region networking

Chapter support position

Boosting chapters before adding

Determine greatest needs, develop triage needs

Understand value of membership conversations with president or a representative

Bridge the gap of chapter needs and communicating them

Engagement is needed

Focus in on other circle work

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Transition plan - from Navine to Crystal

May 2025, Day without childcare

SCAN advocacy day & panel - hosting in other regions of the state (partner with Membership?)

NAEYC PPF

Ready Regions lineup can help

New Super Intendent of Early Childhood, Jeff Williams

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Equity Circle Current Focus/ Projects-Needs.

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Equity Circle Current Focus/ Projects-Needs.

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Clarity of the circle goals

Discussion Board for safe conversation space

Recommend Book List via GoodReads

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Ways I can support the work of the Equity Circle.  

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Ways I can support the work of the Equity Circle.  

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Christy - Individual expectations meeting with Shemik for clarity.

Jennifer - Get Shemik the names and contact info for Ready Region people.

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Teaching Lounge Presntations

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Ways I can support the work of the PD Circle.

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Ways I can support the work of the PD Circle.

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Support the marketing of all Teaching Lounge presentations.

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Ways I can support the work of the Public Policy Circle.

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Ways I can support the work of the Public Policy Circle.

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Connect with high school, college classes and talk about VAAEYC/advocacy with them

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Theme: Heartfelt Beginnings: Nurturing Early Childhood Educators

Budget approval

Conference Rate and Accessibility for attendees

Planning Keynote

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Ways I can support the work of the Membership Circle. 

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Ways I can support the work of the Membership Circle. 

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Public Policy - Crystal linear connections with Ready Regions can make advocacy to members a more direct path, using instagram to announce constituent events

Crystal can attend monthly meetings

SECA - Cindy can share SECA membership list

Strengths assessment

Christy: Building relationships with community colleges (classes, trainings, classes, family events already happening in communities ::: connect with those, offer to have a table and information)

Marketing & Communications/Documentation can bolster actual events happening.

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Ways I can support the work of the Conference Circle.

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Ways I can support the work of the Conference Circle.

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collaborate with VCCS to align Conference dates with times that faculty can attend and bring students

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Joyce

get familiar with and connect to other ECE organizations in the state

Shemik

working on a community project NAFCC, visibility, sense of community - creating coalition for ECE and affiliates to bridge gaps of organizations with common goals as many don't know they exist

getting to know my what I can bring to the Equity Circle through my work and the conversations with those who do the work that I do and bring them to the table

Ready Region newsletter

Kim

how to promote VAAEYC and conference, CDA, introduce this organization to CTE teachers/students, bring SWAG, in July

Reviewing the padlet

Cindy

Looking forward to building a future with NVAEYC

Figuring out how to support college students, perhaps join advisory board, talk with Diane about student chapter

Beth (Membership Circle)

restructure the agenda to be more intentional, beyond chapter highlights, space for materials, resources, prepared messages for members to disseminate

create marketing materials

equip Margina with the supports she needs to support chapters

Crystal

focus on ready region line up of chapters

continue to make connections

Jennifer Fry

Reach out to Germanna Community college to connect

Jennifer Strickler

Cultivate those who were prepared to meet with students at conference to engage them on a regular basis

Laura McCarty

Remove the silos between NVAEYC and VAAEYC

Lisa

Through public policy, hone workshops on a grassroots level to understand advocacy and connect with their reps

Lydia

Utilize social media, market to retired educators and those in her immediate circle

Margina

Cultivate relationships between and among chapter leads in a variety of ways online and in person, as individuals and chapters

Provide a balance of large and small impactful measures to engage members

Diane

Grateful for connections

Christy

continue to nurture relationships with NVAEYC, VCCS, Ready Regions, etc

Ready Region monthly, IHE, and high school regular newsletter contribution?

Jennifer Root

Execute the visions of the closing comments, focusing on students, building relationships with other organizations